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2026.6.24
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VenueUmekita area, Osaka, Japan
About
“Deeptech — from breakthrough to industry.”
The next phase of deeptech innovation is not about technology alone — it is about turning breakthroughs into industry.
Global Startup Expo is where this transformation happens.
Bringing together leading startups, investors, corporates, and ecosystem leaders from around the world,
the Expo creates a high-density environment for collaboration, investment, and industrial deployment.
Hosted in Kansai, Japan — a region with strong industrial and technological foundations —
Global Startup Expo builds on the global momentum of Expo 2025, transforming it into a platform for execution.
Challenge theme
Global Startup Expo 2026 will feature various programs focusing on the 17 strategic areas indicated by Japan’s Growth Strategy Headquarters, primarily centered on the national strategic areas designated by the government (the following 6 areas).
Biotechnology / Healthcare
Quantum
Fusion Energy
Space
AI / Advanced Robotics
Semiconductors / Telecommunications
News
2026.6.24
[100 days until the event] Announcement of featured speakers (first round)! 100 Days Until June 27, 2026 (Sat)
2026.6.24
We have started accepting applications from startups to participate in the pitch contest “Deeptech Frontier Challenge 2026.”
2026.6.17
Booth exhibition applications are now open.
2026.6.17
Applications for side events are now open.
Sessions
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Honarary Fellow
Akira Yoshino
Berkeley SkyDeck
Executive Director
Caroline Winnett
500 Global
Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner
Christine Tsai
SAKURA internet Inc.
Founder & CEO, President
Kunihiro Tanaka
Vast Japan GK
General Manager
Naoko Yamazaki
Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd.
Chairman, CEO
Representative Director
Chief Fusioneer
Satoshi Konishi
Distinguished Honorary Professor of the University of Osaka
Specially Appointed Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), the University of Osaka
Shimon Sakaguchi
QunaSys Inc.
CEO
Tennin Yan
The University of Tokyo
President
Teruo Fujii
Professor Emeritus, The University of Osaka
President, Osaka Keisatsu Hospital
President/CEO, Organization of Future Medicine
Yoshiki Sawa
Pitch
We will be hosting a pitch contest where DeepTech startups from Japan and overseas can showcase their innovative businesses and technologies to the world, rooted in research and development.
Startups will present their businesses established based on cutting-edge research findings, their challenges in social implementation and commercialization, and their visions for tackling social issues to investors, operating companies, local governments, and other stakeholders both domestically and internationally. Check out the cutting edge of DeepTech startups with the potential to change the world.
Exhibitors
Deep tech startups from Japan and abroad will showcase at their booths cutting-edge technologies and solutions aligned with six themes with an eye on social implementation.
This event offers a great opportunity not only to find R&D results but also to encounter real-world endeavors to move toward implementation and industrialization. Come and experience insights to shape the next generation of industry.
Outline
Event Name
Global Startup EXPO 2026 (GSE2026)
Date & Time
Mon, Oct 5 – Wed, Oct 7, 2026
Main Venue
- ・KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL Congrès Convention Center(Grand Front Osaka North Building B2F, 3-1 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka)
- ・Congrès Square Grand Green Osaka(Grand Green Osaka South Building 4F, 5-54 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka)
*Further details, including event hours and satellite venues, will be announced at a later date.
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- ・5-minute walk from JR Osaka Station
- ・5-minute walk from Osaka Metro Midosuji Line Umeda Station
- ・5-minute walk from Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station
- ・6-minute walk from Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station
Organizer
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Organized by
Global Startup EXPO 2026 Executive Committee
Member Organizations:
・Osaka Prefectural Government / City of Osaka
・Kyoto Prefectural Government / City of Kyoto
・Hyogo Prefectural Government / City of Kobe
・Kansai Economic Federation (KANKEIREN)
・Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
・Kansai Association of Corporate Executives
・Osaka Business Development Agency
・Kansai Innovation Initiative (KSII) / Urban Innovation Institute (UII) -
Co-organized by